Bridging the Gap: Using Hausa Wikipedia to Fight Climage-denialism
BRIDGING THE GAP: USING HAUSA WIKIPEDIA TO FIGHT CLIMATE-DENIALISM
Tuesday, 5th September 2023. Hausa Community Nigeria
This project addresses the critical issue of climate denialism in the Hausa-speaking communities'. Climate change is a pressing global concern that requires collective action, and misinformation remains a significant obstacle in tackling this challenge effectively. This project aims to utilize the power of knowledge dissemination through the Hausa Wikipedia platform to combat climate denialism and promote accurate scientific information among the Hausa-speaking population.
Event details[edit]
The program have two sections, Online and Physical Trainings and Contest
Trainings
- One day online training as well as one day physical training in which editors were trained on how to create climate related articles and how to improve the existing ones.
Contest
- Editors participated in a one month contest of creating climate related articles and how to improve the existing ones.
Training[edit]
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Schedule of activities[edit]
| Day 1 (Introduction) | ||
| Time | Activity | Facilitators |
| 10:00AM - 10:30AM | Opening remarks | El-hussain14 |
| 10:45AM - 11:15AM | Introduction to Hausa Wikipedia | Muhammad Idriss Criteria |
| 11:15AM-11:45AM | Presentation on Climate related articles | El-hussain14 |
| 11:50AM - 12:45 | Creating Account | New Users |
| 12:45 Noon - 1:30 | Break (Break/Prayer time & Drinks Refreshment) | All participants |
| 1:30PM - 2:30PM | How to edit Wikipedia | Zainerb |
| 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Edit-a-thon | All Participants |
| Day 2 (Contest) | ||
| Time | Activity | Facilitators |
| 10:00AM - 10:30AM | How to participate in HAUSA WIKIPEDIA TO FIGHT CLIMATE-DENIALISM Contest | El-hussain14 |
| 10:45AM - 11:15AM | How to reach for climate related articles | Muhammad Idriss Criteria |
| 11:15AM-11:45AM | How to add Citations and Categories | Muhammad Idriss Criteria |
| 11:50AM - 12:45 | Add Citations and categories Edit-a-athon | New Users |
| 12:45 Noon - 1:30 | Break (Break/Prayer time & Drinks Refreshment) | All participants |
| 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Photos | All participants |
| 2:30PM - 3:30PM | Farewell Message | El-hussain14 |
Online Event photos[edit]
Physical Event photos[edit]
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uP9FDE6vuP8T1eQhZiO4AMMmSYva50vU